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Riebeckite from
Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland


Locality type:Intrusion
Classification
Species:Riebeckite
Formula:◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Chemical Analyses:
Oxide wt%:
1
SiO249.74 %
TiO20.63 %
Al2O32.04 %
Fe2O30.0 %
FeO33.36 %
MnO1.36 %
MgO0.99 %
CaO0.80 %
Na2O6.56 %
K2O1.50 %
ZrO20.0 %
Total:96.98 %
Sample references:
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Comments:A riebeckite is identified from alkali-rich syenites by Bradshaw (1988), where a single analysis (from a total of 27) corresponds to a riebeckite composition. The composition is close to arfvedsonite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Riebeckite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Motzfeldt Centre, Igaliku Complex, Kujalleq, Greenland
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1510268
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1510268:5
GUID (UUID V4):b62f85a9-c0e7-4f60-9216-eed6f6f84872
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Kirovsk, Kola Peninsula, Russia. (2) Motzfeldt centre, Greenland; by electron microprobe. (3) Na2 Fe5...igneous rocks. Association: Aegirine, augite, riebeckite, arfvedsonite, hedenbergite, fayalite, ilmenite...intrusion; from Narss^arssuk; and elsewhere in Greenland. In the Khibiny and Lovozero massifs, Kola Peninsula...volcano, Nandewar volcano, and the Mt. Warning complex, New South Wales; and the Peak Range Province,...from the nepheline syenites of the Motzfeldt centre, South Greenland. Mineral. Mag., 48, 1{12. All rights
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Evolution of the North Qo“roq centre nepheline syenites, South Greenland: alkali-mafic silicates and the...Saskatchewan, Canada, S4S 0A2 ABSTR ACT The North Qôroq centre comprises a series of concentric nepheline syenite...Nepheline Syenite Complex, in the rift-related Gardar Province of South Greenland. The North Qôroq syenites...variation both within units and throughout the centre. Many of the rocks have been affected by metasomatic...metasomatism, Gardar Province, Greenland. Introduction THE North Qôroq centre comprises a series of concentric
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
amphiboles from the Igaliko Dyke Swarm, South Greenland N. J. G. PEARCE* Department of Geological Sciences...Zr-bearing amphiboles, amphiboles, Igaliko Dyke Swarm, Greenland. Introduction MINOR amounts of Zr have been reported...Ilimaussaq complex; and Jones (1980) detected 0.75 wt. % from an arfvedsonite in the Motzfeldt centre, South...South Greenland. Dana (1892, p. 400) presents an analysis of a riebeckite with 0.75 wt. % ZrO2. As far as...benmoreitic members of the Igaliko Dyke Swarm, South Greenland, reaching contents of 4.13 wt. % ZrO2. Geological
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
composition of amphiboles may occur in a given complex. A subtrend found only In oversaturated complexes...blue pleochroism. Compositions present include riebeckite, arfvedsonite, magnesio-arfvedsonite and ferro-eckermannite...arfvedsonite composition. In zones of albitization, riebeckite is the more common amphibole. The textural relationships...CD C 10 I 05 U FR ~ ARFVEDSONITE - • RIEBECKITE • TOPSAILS - o . ,.......,~ -.)' . ... -....variation of amphiboles from the Topsalls-St. Lawrence complex (Strong and Taylor, 1984) illustrated III (a) the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
BULLETIN No.85 THE IGALIKO NEPHELINE SYENITE COMPLEX GENERAL DESCRIPTION BY C. H. EMELEUS AND W....GEOLOGISKE UNDERSØGELSE The Geological Surpey or Greenland Østervoldgade 10, DK-f350 København K Denmark...56 Ammonites from the Upper Cretaceous of West Greenland. 1965 by T. Birkelund (Meddr Grønland 179, 7)...dykes and diatremes, north of Narssarssuaq, South Greenland. 1965 by B. J.Walton (Meddr Grønland 179,9). NO...intrusives of the Julianehüb district, South Greenland. 1965 by B. F.Windley (Meddr Grønland 172, 8)
Report (chapter)
Mid-Proterozoic alkaline magmatism in southern Greenland" the Gardar province B. G. J. Upton & C. H. Emeleus...occurring as differentiates at Ilimaussaq and Motzfeldt. The oversaturated and undersaturated complexes...Introduction Intra-plate alkaline magmatism in southern Greenland in the period 1320-1120 Ma gave rise to the Gardar...Proterozoic time was composed of North America, Greenland and Europe (Piper 1982), whose tectono-magmatic...G. J. Upton & C. H. Emeleus In the southern Greenland area of the Proterozoic supercontinent it is suggested
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
vertical section (2.5 km thick) of the Lovozero Complex. Microprobe data (~990 analyses) of the clinopyroxenes...(Larsen, 1976; Jones, 1984). The Lovozero alkaline complex, the largest of the world’s layered peralkaline...(Kogarko et al., 1995; Arzamastsev et al., 1998). The complex was formed in four distinct intrusive phases. The...phase (Phase 2), also known as the Differentiated Complex, consists of layered units ranging in thickness...lujavrite. The total thickness of the Differentiated Complex is 2400 m. The rocks of Phase 2 are more alkaline
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in a differentiated alkaline complex: Kfingnfit Fjeld, South Greenland D. STEPHENSON Institute of Geological...3JW ABSTRACT. Kt~ngmit Fjeld is an intrusive complex resulting from three intrusive events involving...to ferro-actinolite in the layered series with riebeckite to arfvedsonite in some associated granites)...(annite3~ to annite98.5). KONGNAT FJELD, south Greenland, is a deeply dissected mountainous area composed...1971). While dominantly syenitic, the alkaline complex exhibits an essentially continuous spectrum of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
microlite, and ixiolite in the Ancient Gneiss Complex of Swaziland (Trumbull, 1993) and in the Kaapval...Weld; (20) Kamativi; (21) Manono-Kitotolo; (22) Motzfeldt; (23) Tanbreez; (24) Crevie; (25) Kenticha; (26)...Pitinga Nechalacho Mt Weld Kamativi Manono-Kitotolo Motzfeldt Tanbreez Crevie Kenticha Three Alloes Tastyg Morrua...syenite; cb—carbonatite; g—granite of a fertile complex; h—hydrothermal ore; ns—nepheline syenite; p—pegmatite;...and in the primary Sn–Nb–Ta–Zr– F–REE lodes in riebeckite-albite alkaline granites (Bastos Neto et al.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
metasomatic aureole around the Chilwa Island carbonatite complex were chosen for study. In addition to the main...assemblage of feldspar and aegirine Âą arfvedsonite, riebeckite and richterite, the fenite contains micro-mineral...associated with magma at deeper levels in the complex, of higher temperature, and possibly with a lower...emplacement of the Borralan alkaline/carbonatite complex in Scotland. BĂźhn and Rankin (1999) investigated...partitioning in natural magma systems is highly complex and only understood reasonably well for a few geochemically
Book
.......................................... 5 Greenland ........... ....................................Lengai natrocarbonatite volcano and the Ilimaussaq complex, but comparative studies on alkaline rocks have...parts: 1 North and South America (including Greenland) 2 Africa 3 U.S.S.R. 4 Asia and Europe (excluding...quoted to the nearest minute for the approxi­ mate centre of the occurrence. For a remarkably large number...other hand many occurrences are so extensive and complex that the descriptions will only be adequate to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
substantially less than in pyroxenes from the Motzfeldt centre, south Greenland (Jones and Peckett, 1980), where aegirines...are clearly illustrated in fig. 5. A intrusion, Greenland (Larsen, 1976). In a com- ternary plot of N a...Barker, 1973) and the Ilimaussaq intrusion, south Greenland (Larsen, 1976). Additional substitutions of the...trachytes. Experimental studies on the stability of riebeckite-arfvedsonite solid solutions (Ernst, 1962, 1968)...volatile phase. Ernst (1962) determined that riebeckite-arfvedsonite is stable up to 655 ~ at 250 bars
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
exclusively for a broader context. In the Ancient Gneiss Complex, Swaziland (Trumbull, 1993), and in the Barberton...Two Tom; (9) Strange Lake; (10) Tanbreez; (11) Motzfeldt; (12) Seis Lagos; (13) Bayan Obo; (14) Nemegosenda;...Argor Montviel Two Tom Strange Lake Tanbreez Motzfeldt Seis Lagos Bayan Obo Nemegosenda Luesh Bingo Ghurayyah...of mineral species represented by niobates of complex composition with a branched scheme of isomorphism...in nepheline-sodalite syenites of the Thor Lake complex (Slave Craton). Interestingly, this is also the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Syemtes from the Magnet Cove alkaline igneous complex form a diverse mmeralogical and geochemical suite...zonmg in pnmary and late-stage minerals mdicates complex, multi-stage crystalhzation and replacement hlstones...and H 20, reacted with primary minerals to form complex intergrowths of mmerals such as rinklte, fluorite...The Magnet Cove complex is a IOI-Ma (Zartman, 1977; Eby, 1987) alkaline ring-dike complex that crops out...and Nb mineralization are found both within the complex and in country rock adjacent to it (e.g., Erickson
Book
Manitoba R3T 2N2 Canada Prof. Dr. FRANCIS SAUPE Centre de Recherehes Petrographiques et Geochimiques B...Group Minerals from the Qaqarssuk Carbonatite Complex. C. Knudsen ( with 8 Figures) . . . . . . . . ...square-based antiprism (Fig. 1c) in nordite, a complex silicate where only traces of Ca substitute for...responsible for the pink colour through the (Y0 2 ) centre, consisting of an 0 2 3 - molecular ion stabilized...can be found in varying environments such as riebeckite-granites (parisite from Montorfano, ltaly), bituminous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mineral surinamite and over 20 in members lacking a centre of symmetry (welshite) or having a superstructure...found sapphirine in 1809 at Fiskenæsset, West Greenland, and called it ‘blauer Diamantspath (saphirine)’...plutonic rocks from the Ilı́maussaq complex, Kangerdluarssuk, Greenland (Bøggild, 1953). He named the first...Compositions of the M1 M7 and T sites are more complex and cation disorder greater in the five rhönite...cations (7.52 wt.% Cr2O3, Fiskenæsset region, Greenland, Friend, 1982); the corresponding Cr3+/(Cr3+ +
Book (volume)
Society Publishing House Unit 7, Brassmill Enterprise Centre Brassmill Lane Bath BA1 3JN UK (Orders: Tel. 01225...Glaucophane-Ferro-glaucophane Magnesio-riebeckite—Riebeckite Eckermannite-Ferro-eckermannite Leakeite—Ferro-leakeite...the relative stabilities of minerals in quite complex chemical systems. In geochronology, the K—Ar and...the present volume. Amphiboles are notoriously complex chemically and their nomenclature was the subject...octahedral bands). The octahedral strip at the centre of an amphibole’s structural I-beam can occur in
Report (volume)
Mid-Proterozoic alkaline magmatism in southern Greenland: the Gardar province 449 LARSEN, L. M. & SORENSEN...T. F. D. Tertiary alkaline magmatism in East Greenland: a review 489 DOWNES, H. Tertiary and Quaternary...alkaline provinces, such as East Africa, southern Greenland and the Kola Peninsula, are included together...(1983) for the Tupertalik carbonatite in western Greenland. At the present time, alkaline magmas are erupted...The Proterozoic Gardar province in SouthWest Greenland is probably the best studied of these and is reviewed
Book
org/details/geologyofgreenla0000unse Geology of Greenland ™~ i ~ j : . . — ; i ~ - : Arthur Escher...Geological Survey of Greenland 1976 Copyright © The Geological Survey of Greenland, Available from...from The Geological Survey of Greenland @Mster Voldgade 10 DK-1350 Copenhagen Denmark or through your bookseller...ae A/S, Odense 1976 Preface Geology of Greenland aims to provide a concise modern account of...geology. A large part of the exposed bedrock in Greenland is formed of Precambrian crystalline rocks with
Book
W. Schuppan (Germany), A. Steenfelt (Denmark/Greenland), M. Pagel (France), B. Poty (France), J. Royall...Chapter 4 Denmark/Greenland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 South Greenland Uranium Province... . . . . . . . . . 4.1.1 Ilimaussaq Intrusive Complex, Kvanefjeld . . 4.1.2 Puissagtaq Area, Igaliko...Polymetallic mineralization/mineralogy (corresponds to complex mineralization/mineralogy of some authors): Denotes...higher metamorphosed Lower Proterozoic Moldanubian complex from less metamorphosed Middle and Upper Proterozoic
Book
org/details/geologyofgreenla0000unse Geology of Greenland = ~ Geology of sreenland Arthur Escher ...Geological Survey of Greenland 1976 Copyright © The Geological Survey of Greenland, Available The from...DK-1350 Denmark or through ISBN 1976 Survey of Greenland 10 Copenhagen your bookseller 87-980404—0-5S... Fabrik A/S, Odense Preface Geology of Greenland aims to provide a concise modern account...geology. A large part of the exposed bedrock in Greenland is formed of Precambrian crystalline rocks with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ridge; effective entrapment lithology of a mafic complex in roof of mineralizing SC R intrusions; brittle...Reef, D UG2 Reef, and Platreef of the Bushveld complex, that contain the world’s greatest PGE TE accumulation...Voisey’s Bay, Thompson and others. Also, the Duluth complex included in the list, is actually near the edge...case of ore metals accumulations in the Bushveld Complex NU (Cawthorn, ed., 1996). 4.5.2. Exceptional...200 Kt Be, 130 Kt Mo and 76 Mt of fluorite in a complex greisen-skarn-vein system around Mesozoic biotite
Report (issue)
Vein-type uranium mineral occurrences in South Greenland ............... 43 P. Nyegaard, A. Armour-Brown...uranium-bearing minerals are sooty pitchblende, a complex U-Ti oxide, allanite, xenotime, davidite, pyrochlore-microlite...pétrographie details. The Chakradharpur Gneissic Complex - which may be related to 10 REGIONAL GEOLOGICAL...if they are to be correlate'- with the Simlipal Complex, should be dated as Early Proterozoic (Sarkar (3)...GRANITE /2950 MA (ALSO CHAKRADHARPUR GNEISSIC COMPLEX ?) IRON ORE OROGENY • IRON ORE GROUP (NOT CLEAR
Conference Proceedings (Volume)
Paleoproterozoic U-mineralization in the Archean Pudasjärvi Complex, northern Fennoscandian Shield ..................Beaufort Kvanefjeld – a large uranium deposit in Greenland ...............................................& W. Dawes Rare earth elements in Europe and Greenland: a geological potential? An overview Nicolas...characteristics of the Yonghwa phoscorite-carbonatite complex, Korea . . ......................................mineralization is related to gabbro-dioritetonalite complex. Ore bodies are conformable to contacts of the
Book
due to Mr. Shyam Sunder Pandey of the National Centre of Mineralogy and Petrology (Allahabad University)...Lamproitic Rocks from Greenland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.9.1 Batbjerg Complex . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . 4.9.2 Holtsteinberg Lamproit from Greenland . . . . . . . 4.9.3 Kap Dalton (69°24′N, 24°10′W)...48°22′E) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12.5 Ishimskii Complex (51°17′N, 66°33′E) . . . . . . . . 4.12.6 Daubabinskoe... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.12.18 Dezhnevski Complex (66°05′N, 169°47′W) . . . 4.12.19 Andriyanovka
 
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